Repulsion (1965) movie poster

Repulsion

1965 ·1h 45m · ★ 7.4 (1,090)

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

Why it matters
4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
100
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
99
Survival
33

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

black and whitehallucinationlondon, englandlonelinesspost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)psychological horrorpsychosisrentschizophrenia

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